Wednesday, September 24, 2008

A former model and ballerina is making headlines across Brazil after being identified as John McCain`s lover 51 years ago. Maria Gracinda Teixeira, 77, says she is the woman the Republican presidential candidate fondly described — though never named — in his 1999 book `Faith of My Fathers.`

The former "dancer" was tracked down by Brazil's O Globo newspaper . Maria Gracinda Teixeira says, "He was a lovely person and loved to go out with me. I called him 'John' but he was my dear and my coconut dessert."He was such a good kisser that I had to purchase a book which taught me how to kiss to keep up with him."

Asked about John in bed, Gracinda says, "Of course we had sex...he was not only good at kissing but good at everything."

In an interview with the newspaper Extra, Garcinda described the young McCain as "cuddly, affectionate and romantic" and noted he called her "my coco bonbon".

Garcinda, known by her working name Cherie, describes herself not only as a former model, “but also a dancer, miss and lover of very important men”.